You have no idea. My wife played Wizardry, Might and Magic (RPG games). I brought home a copy of Master of Magic (RTS game). She was used to my playing civ ('modern" RTS game she didn't have any interest in) games so went to read a book over on the couch.

I brought home a copy of Master of Magic (RTS game). She was used to my playing civ ('modern" RTS game she didn't have any interest in).

Both games are TBSs, not RTSs. Turn Based vs Real Time. You'll notice this is kind of a big difference, since you can take all day to consider whether you want to build a bank or a library in SARUMANATEE CITY in a TBS, whereas if you haven't built a few troops in 3 minutes in an RTS, the game is over.

Well, that is awesome, they incorrectly validate emails so I can't put a + in it, then they sent me my password in plain text. Thanks guys because I might not remember the password I JUST FUCKING USED TO REGISTER.

I've tried asking for more work at various jobs. It usually doesn't go well. They either think that I'm brown-nosing or trying to get overtime. The idea that I could actually want to be productive and fulfilled in my workday is suspicious.

Since asking for more work turned out to be out of the question at one job I spent 20% of my day doing the work they actually assigned me. Then 40% of my working as a freelance trade show facilitator and the rest cruising the internets.

It was the best two jobs I ever had until two of my bosses realized that I wasn't goofing off with my free time like everyone else and fired me for "lack of productive behaviours".

I played OGame in high school. The fun part was timing attacks so you KNOW the guy (if not in high school himself) has little to no chance to counter in time or move his fleet out of the way. Then, you send the transporters. And THEN you profit. Maybe that's what South Park was looking for! Transporters!

If someone sends me my password in plain text I immediately launch complaint proceedings and generally stop using the service and bad mouth them to friends.

Reddit's favourite Internet host, A Small Orange, sends you your password in plain text, which FUCKING INFURIATES ME. Surely a fucking internet host should know better? In their defense, I got a manager on email within an hour and he apologised profusely and explained they were in the process of fixing it.

Way back in the day, that was what my girlfriend at the time called Command and Conquer. She absolutely hated the way the units all answered with such obedience/servility when you clicked on them. Apparently, she had a serious grudge against that game.

I was talking with a coworker about the beta and had a customer overheard me while I was working on her computer. I told her about it and correlated the two in a similar manner... she ended up buying it and called me a week later thanking me for showing it to her.

This makes me sligtly worried that somewhere in the world there's dankly lit internet cafees filled with asian gamers playing highly competitive Farmville. Relentlessly repeating and upping their strategy, and muscle memory for effective micromanagement. To one day be able to rise above their peers, as the ultimate.. virtual farmer. Celebrated on nationally televised championships, and finally, finally be the one to get the recognition they all know they deserve.

When a friend asked me what kind of game Civilization was, since I play it a lot, I said it's like farmville but you can make armies and destroy shit, it sucks that more people can relate to farmville than actual strategy games.